Translation guide
How to express 'individually' in Japanese, covering one-by-one actions, separate treatment, and personal attention.
Describing actions done to each person or thing separately, rather than as a group.
The most common and neutral way to say 'individually' or 'separately' for handling things or people one by one.
We will send the packages individually.
We will deal with each problem individually.
Specifically for people, meaning 'one person at a time' or 'each person individually'.
We were called by name individually.
For objects or abstract items, meaning 'one by one' or 'each one individually'.
Please check the documents individually.
Means 'separately' and can be used when things are done individually rather than together.
They acted individually.
Describing items that are wrapped or packaged separately, one per package.
Emphasizing that something is done for or to each person personally, often in educational or service contexts.
Refers to individual instruction or tutoring, one-on-one teaching.
He is receiving individual instruction.
Loanword from English 'man-to-man', meaning one-on-one, often used in sports coaching or teaching.
Means 'individual handling' or 'personalized service', common in business contexts.
Referring to something that belongs to or is done by each person separately, often with a sense of 'respective'.
Means 'each' or 'respectively', often used when people do things individually according to their own situation.
They each expressed their individual opinions.
Means 'each person' or 'individually', often used in instructions or rules.
個別に emphasizes handling each item as a separate unit, often in systematic or administrative contexts. 別々に simply means 'separately' and can be used for actions done apart from each other without the nuance of systematic individual treatment.
We will take questions individually.
We went home separately.
Avoid directly translating 'individually' as インディビジュアリー; it is not natural Japanese. Use the options above depending on context.
I was taught individually (one-on-one).
We provide individual service to each customer.
Please prepare individually.